Agartala

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Agartala is the capital and largest city of Tripura, on the Haora river near the Bangladesh border, and the second-most populous city in Northeast India after Guwahati.

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State: Tripura
Type: City

Agartala is the capital and largest city of Tripura, on the Haora river near the Bangladesh border, and the second-most populous city in Northeast India after Guwahati. It is the state's commercial and administrative hub, known for its Bengali and tribal culture, markets, temples and colonial-era landmarks.

When to go

September to February offers cooler, drier weather than the hot, humid summer and monsoon months from around March to August.

Why visit

Experience a blend of Bengali and tribal Northeast India culture, browse lively markets and temples, and use the city as a base for day trips to Neermahal, Sepahijala and other Tripura destinations.

How to reach

By Road: Agartala is linked by NH44 to Guwahati (about 587 km) and Shillong (about 487 km), and by bus to Dhaka, Bangladesh (about 150 km). By Air and Train: Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, about 12 km away, has flights to Kolkata, Guwahati and Delhi; the railway station runs express trains to Guwahati, Kolkata and Delhi.

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Tripura Sundari Temple (Matabari)

Tripura Sundari Temple (Matabari) in Udaipur, Tripura is one of the Shakti Peethas, the sacred shrines of the Divine Mother in the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. According to tradition, this is where the **right foot** of Goddess Sati fell when Lord Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra divided her body. Here the Goddess is worshipped as **Tripura Sundari**, and her guardian Bhairava (a form of Shiva) as **Tripuresh**. Shakti Peethas are among the holiest pilgrimage sites for devotees of the Goddess, drawing pilgrims especially during Navratri and Durga Puja. Each is tied to the legend of Sati, whose body parts fell across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, sanctifying the ground where they landed.

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Ujjayanta Palace (Agartala)

Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala is the former royal residence of the princely rulers of Tripura and today the state museum. Built in the early 20th century in a grand Indo-Saracenic style, it stands amid Mughal-style gardens and pools and brings out the culture, history and communities of the northeast.

Neermahal

Neermahal is a striking water palace rising from the middle of Rudrasagar Lake near Melaghar in Tripura, built by the Manikya king in the 1930s as a royal summer retreat. Blending Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, its white-and-red pavilions are reached by boat and beautifully reflected in the lake.

Unakoti

Unakoti, in the forested hills of northern Tripura, is an ancient Shaiva pilgrimage and archaeological site famous for its colossal rock-cut carvings and stone images dating back over a thousand years. Legend says there are one less than a crore of images here, giving the site its name, set amid waterfalls and greenery.